By Chelsea Gaviola | Development Coordinator
AIP Foundation wrapped up the Vietnamese school year with several exciting events and reflected on the outstanding helmet use results achieved nationwide.
In May 2015, more than 1,000 students and their families shouted “I Love Helmets” in Ho Chi Minh City. The phrase was heard among students across Ho Chi Minh City as part of a family event encouraging helmet use. Organized under AIP Foundation’s Helmets for Kids program, the event included a poster exhibition, creative road safety competitions, and several interactive road safety games to improve the awareness and significance of child helmet use. This family event was the first-ever citywide gathering for school students and their families to participate in road safety activities together.
A few days later, a helmet donation ceremony took place in Hanoi on the occasion of the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Charles H. Rivkin’s visit. This is the first event to take place under the new partnership between AIP Foundation and the U.S. Department of State and is one of many that supports the 20th anniversary of normalized diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Vietnam. Assistant Secretary of State Rivkin participated in a symbolic helmet handover at the event that represents the U.S.-Vietnam shared vision of a safer future for its children. Helmets were distributed to all 671 students and teachers.
On a national level, government agencies and AIP Foundation organized a midterm review of the National Child Helmet Action Plan in early May. Delegates from ministries, departments, and provincial levels across Vietnam shared implementation experiences, discussed the direction for the Action Plan’s next phase, and celebrated achievements. Average child helmet use across Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Danang was 38% at baseline. After the launch of the National Child Helmet Action Plan and related police enforcement, child helmet use increased significantly to 68% across the three cities.
Without your contributions, these accomplishments would not have been possible. We want to achieve even better results for the upcoming school year. To do this, we need your continued support. In the lead up to the start of the school year in September, please consider telling your friends and family about our project - share the link on your blogs or social networks, use the tell-a-friend feature on the project page, or just bring us up in conversation. Thank you for spreading the word!
By Chelsea Gaviola | Development Coordinator
By Minh Nguyen | Senior Development and Program Assistant
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